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[mik-ee] 
noun, plural -eys, adjective
Mick⋅ey
[mik-ee] noun, plural -eys, adjective
–noun
–adjective
| 1. | Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless. |
| 2. | (often lowercase ) Also, micky. a potato, esp. a roasted Irish potato. |
| 3. | a male or female given name. |
| 4. | (sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse. |
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| Mick·ey Finn
(mĭk'ē fĭn') Pronunciation Key
n. Slang An alcoholic beverage that is surreptitiously altered to induce diarrhea or stupefy, render unconscious, or otherwise incapacitate the person who drinks it. [Probably after a notorious Chicago bar shut down in 1903, allegedly because its customers were served spiked drinks and then robbed.] |
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Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn
"strong drink, drink laced with chloral hydrate," 1890s, of unknown origin. Presumably named after someone, but the various stories about the name cannot be substantiated.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: Mickey Finn
Pronunciation: "mik-E-'fin
Function: noun
: a drink of liquor doctored with a purgative or a drug
Main Entry: Mickey Finn
Pronunciation: "mik-E-'fin
Function: noun
: a drink of liquor doctored with a purgative or a drug
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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